Ohio National Guard Photo Gallery - April 2013 |
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In celebration of Women's History Month, the Ohio National Guard welcomes Kimberley Jacobs, Chief of Police, City of Columbus, to Beightler Armory, Joint Force Headquarters on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 2:30 pm. |
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Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (right), Ohio adjutant general, presents Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs with a commemorative Ohio National Guard print in appreciation for her keynote speech during a Women's History Month program April 2, 2013, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. Jacobs began her career with the Columbus Police Department in 1979 and worked her way up to become the CPD's first female chief, in 2012. Bill Pierce, ONG |
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Since 1986, the Defense Department has designated April as the Month of the Military Child, recognizing the contribution that children make as their parent or parents serve the nation. The Ohio National Guard honors military children with its year-round schedule of workshops and camps designed to provide children with the tools necessary to grow and remain resilient in a diverse Family environment. For more information, go the Family Readiness and Warrior Support Youth Programs web page, available through the link at the top of this page. |
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Soldiers of the 437th Military Police Battalion stand in formation following the unit's call to duty ceremony April 5, 2013, in Franklin, Ohio. About 70 Soldiers from the Columbus, Ohio-based unit are deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG |
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Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee (first row, from left), Capt. Jenna Grassbaugh and Col. Duncan Aukland, Ohio National Guard staff judge advocate, attend the kickoff event April 5, 2013, for the Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Veterans Project, named for Jenna's husband who was killed in Iraq in 2007. Jenna, who currently attends law school at OSU through the Army's Funded Legal Education Program, began the project by donating $250,000 of the proceeds from her husband’s life insurance policy to help provide veterans and military personnel with free legal assistance from OSU law students. To donate to the Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Veterans Project Endowment, go to: http://giveto.osu.edu/grassbaughveteransproject. Bill Pierce, ONG |
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The month of April has been designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the United States, to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities and individuals on how to prevent it. The Ohio National Guard will take part in several events throughout April, including a presentation at 10:30 a.m. April 9 at Joint Force Headquarters, and the second annual Race to Eliminate Sexual Violence 5K Run/Walk (images from last year's race pictured) April 13 at Scioto Audubon Park in downtown Columbus, Ohio. For more information, go to the SAPR web page or click on the banner ad promoting the race, both available toward the bottom of this page. |
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Ohio National Guard leaders, including Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (front row, second from left), Ohio adjutant general, meet with U.S. Rep. Michael Turner (front row, left), of Ohio's 10th Congressional District, and Hank Downs (front row, third from left), prior to a Sexual Assault Awareness Month program April 9, 2013, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. Both Turner, who is founder and co-chairman of the Congressional Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, and Downs, a former service member and survivor of Military Sexual Trauma, spoke during the program. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG |
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Participants begin the Race to Eliminate Sexual Violence 5K Run/Walk April 13, 2013, at Scioto Audubon Metro Park in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio National Guard-sponsored race was one of the events held in April to promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month, in an effort to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities and individuals on how to prevent it. Sgt. Daniel Eddy, ONG |
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Col. Rodney D. "Chip" Tansill, Ohio Army National Guard chief of staff, conducts the coin toss before the start of the 2013 Ohio vs. Michigan Senior Bowl held April 20, 2013, at Fawcett Stadium in Canton. The game, presented by the Ohio National Guard, is an opportunity for senior college football players from all over Michigan and Ohio to play one more college football game before graduating. Staff Sgt. Sean Mathis, ONG |
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Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (at podium), Ohio adjutant general, recognizes Soldiers who have deployed multiple times, during a call to duty ceremony for the 371st Sustainment Brigade on April 21, 2013, at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. The unit's primary mission will be to provide support operations within Kuwait during its yearlong deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG See Photo Stories Soldiers of 371st band together 371st Sustanment Brigade deploys in A look back at the 371st Special Troops Battalion NCO, Soldier of Year boards |
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Col. Julie Blike (from left), director of Family Readiness and Warrior Support for the Ohio National Guard, Joel Rieck and state Rep. Connie Pillich, of Ohio's 28th District in the Cincinnati area, pose for a photo April 24, 2013, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, to celebrate April as Month of the Military Child. Rieck, who was awarded Ohio’s first Operation: Military Kids Youth of the Year award, is the son of Master Sgt. Jeffrey J. Rieck, one of three Ohio National Guard members who died April 4, 2012, in Faryab province, Afghanistan, during an enemy attack involving an improvised explosive device. Bill Pierce, ONG |
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Maj. Gen. Tony Cucolo (from left), commandant of the U.S. Army War College, Gen. Tibor Benkő, Hungarian Chief of Defence, and Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, Ohio adjutant general, pose for a photo April 24, 2013, at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., after Benkő was recognized as the 44th inductee into the International Fellows Hall of Fame. The IF Hall of Fame was established to honor USAWC IF graduates who have attained the highest positions in their nation's armed forces, or who have held an equivalent position by rank or responsibility in a multinational organization. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pavlik, ONG |
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Molly Frey (left), a Pickerington, Ohio, native, stands with Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker before her favorite team plays the Washington Nationals April 25, 2013, in Washington, D.C. Molly, who was invited onto the field at Nationals Park prior to the game, was one of four youths selected as a Military Kid of the Year by the Our Military Kids organization, a national nonprofit organization that provides activity grants to children of deployed National Guard and Reserve members, along with Wounded and Fallen Warriors from all branches and components of service. Courtesy photo |
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As part of TRICARE Awareness Week, April 22-25, nearly 18 new health care providers and eight members of the TRICARE Working Group attended the Ohio National Guard familiarization event April 25, 2013, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. Attendees were informed that Soldiers, Airmen and their Families need providers to care for more TRICARE beneficiaries. Brig. Gen. Stephen Markovich, Ohio Air National Guard chief of staff and a family practice physician in his civilian occupation, requested the support of Ohio's medical community. Dr. Chrisanne Gordon, founder of the Resurrecting Lives Foundation, provided an overview of Traumatic Brain Injury and Bill Dobbertin, director of provider relations for Health Net, presented an overview on TRICARE. For more information about TRICARE Awareness Week, please visit the TRICARE page on this site.. Todd, Cramer, ONG |
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Soldiers and Airmen of the Ohio National Guard join Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (center, left), Ohio adjutant general, on stage at the 2013 American Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year awards banquet April 26, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio National Guard was named Humanitarian of the Year for the Central and Southeast Ohio region, in honor of its work assisting citizens affected by natural disasters. Ohio National Guard photo |
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Lt. Gen. William E. Ingram Jr. (left), Army National Guard director, and Brig. Gen. Bruce Prunk (right), Oregon assistant general for Air, pose for a photo with Molly Frey, daughter of Senior Master Sgts. Kim and Renee Frey of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, at an Our Military Kids event April 26, 2013, in Arlington, Va. The event honored four children of deployed National Guard and Reserve service members as 2013 Military Kids of the Year. Capt. Erika Wonn, ONG |
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Lt. Col. Mark A. Raaker (right) accepts the Special Troops Battalion, 371st Sustainment Brigade distinguishing flag from Col. Gregory Robinette, 371st Sustainment Brigade commander, during an assumption of command ceremony April 26, 2013, at Fort Hood, Texas. Soldiers of the 371st are now in Kuwait, with a primary mission of providing support operations overseas during their yearlong deployment. Ohio National Guard photo |
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The Ohio Air National Guard’s newest chief command master sergeants are recognized by Ohio National Guard senior leadership during the 2013 Chiefs Recognition Luncheon held April 27, 2013, at the Courtyard Columbus Mariott in Columbus, Ohio. Staff Sgt. George Davis, ONG |
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown presents military awards to veteran Ohio National Guard members April 30, 2013, in Springfield, Ohio. Brown's office assists veterans and Families of deceased veterans in obtaining copies of military service records, discharges and replacement sets of medals and awards. Staff Sgt. George Davis, ONG |
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Col. Dean Brown (third from right), Fort Ohio commander, recently visited the South Base Peacekeeping (PKO) Training Operations Center in Serbia, a project under development for the past two years through a partnership between the Republic of Serbia, Ohio National Guard and U.S. European Command. Serbian officials plan to utilize South Base for Serbian and other regional military units to train at prior to PKO missions or other multinational campaigns. Ohio National Guard photo |